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Xpost from GD, re: veterans and fireworks. 2 NuclearDem Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1820

VA nominee, faced own challenges at Procter & Gamble 0 unhappycamper Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1546

Fuck you, Cracker Barrel 4 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jul 2014 7 6570

Nearly 300,000 Veterans Have Lost Out on Jobless Compensation Because of the Disdainful House GOP 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1626

GI Bill funds go to for-profit schools 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1724

Whistleblower brings scrutiny to Lakewood lab that handles veterans’ blood 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1515

Obama taps business exec to oversee troubled VA 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1590

Surge in patients outpaces fayetteville's VA health care's building boom 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1656

Decision from on high for Soledad Cross 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1537

Fraggin' 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1701

Veterans' health bill stumbling block is budget 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1818

Two top Veterans Affairs officials leaving jobs 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1615

Military Probe finds problems at Valley VA (TX) 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1469

VA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1505

Anybody know why the Army ditched the green Class-A's? 10 Aristus Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3875

Veterans Affairs Falls Short On Commitment To Women's Medical Issues 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1658

Army veteran: Key to getting benefits is persistence 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1600

New Brockton / Western Mass VA Investigations 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1622

Cost of scramble to solve VA wait crisis: $54B yearly 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1559

Report: Half of vets with PTSD got treatment 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1675

DOD sending team to Madigan for audit on military health care 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1499

VA: 80 percent of senior executives got bonuses 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1627

Flood of PTSD cases coming, scientists warn 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1605

Sen. Ron Johnson's shameful votes 2 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1607

Little-known Treasury fund has tab for VA settlements 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1521

Interoperable Electronic Medical Records Program Progresses 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1639

VA, IG warn against rush of vets into private care 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1566

Senate passes bipartisan bill offering veterans more medical care options 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1630

Perry, Texas hospitals propose plan for VA backlog 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1581

Veterans in Fayetteville, region say they can attest to VA health care delays 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1493

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Washington's Cold Shoulder for Defrauded Students and Soldiers 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1649

From War to Sleeping on the Street 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1746

Patients at Fayetteville VA Medical Center have longest wait times in the country, audit says 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1614

VA orders probe of Colorado Springs veterans clinics 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1597

VA audit of veterans' health care wait times finds Anchorage satisfactory 3 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1861

VA audit: Escondido clinic flagged 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1686

(WA) 59-day wait for new local VA patients, audit shows 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1646

Data sought on how veterans fare as civilians 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1548

Exchange chief: Let 22 million vets shop exchanges online 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1570

Are there any Gulf War I vets' advocacy and support organizations? 14 politicat Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 2957

Aurora police: Suicidal veteran diagnosed wtih PTSD killed by officer 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1689

Agency checking if VA retaliated against workers 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1535

New VA secretary plans to allow veterans to seek ‘purchased care’ at other hospitals 7 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2266

Senators Reach Accord Easing Worries Over Veterans’ Health Measure 0 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 1947

On D-Day: Remembering the Muslim Troops who Fought the Axis 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1721

Senators reach bipartisan deal on veterans health scandal as 18 deaths are confirmed 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1650

Here's The Simple Reason Congress Hasn't Fixed The VA 4 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 25 2666

Veterans Group Targets Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr In New Ad Campaign 2 white cloud Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1911

"Don't Call This Veteran a Hero" 5 silverweb Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2536

Who Really Broke Veterans Affairs? 5 white cloud May 2014 Jun 2014 2 2215

Jon Stewart rips Oliver North: Are you mad that prisoner-trading has ‘gone mainstream’? 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1905

Last of Navajo World War II ‘code talkers’ dies in New Mexico 2 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1625

California voters support plan to spend $600 million for homeless veterans 1 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 4 1626

Study links Iraq veterans’ respiratory problems to metallic dust from ‘burn pits’ at U.S. base 0 unhappycamper Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1872

Tinnitus 18 unhappycamper Mar 2014 Jun 2014 13 4791

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1590

VA Scapegoat Sacrificed, So Now Can We Fix The VA? 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 1955

Former Air Force toilet-unplugger wraps self in flag, clutches guns, tells you to ‘Google’ history 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 6 1743

Congress puts Veterans in eight different priority groups to receive V.A. health care. 8 pwb May 2014 May 2014 1 2902

IG: Phoenix VA hospital missed care for 1,700 vets 1 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1623

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Veterans Lash Out At GOP Senator’s Attempt To Politicize VA Scandal 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 3 1652

A MESSAGE TO VETERANS FROM THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 1710

VoteVets Chair Jon Soltz: Critics Demanding Shinseki Resignation Are ‘Hypocrites’ 4 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 4 1994

The Real Veterans Scandal: 258,000 Have No Healthcare Thanks to GOP Governors 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 4 2075

De Blasio, at Memorial Day Events, Pays Tribute to Veterans 0 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 0 1554

Veterans Groups Lash Out at Republican Senator 3 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 6 2020

Dozens Of Hearings Later, Lawmakers Pressed On Where They've Been On VA Dysfunction 1 white cloud May 2014 May 2014 2 1614

Take Care Of Your Veterans 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1476

The War on America's Military Veterans, Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1664

Memorial Day: For Vets, Too Many Delays and Not Enough Parades 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 2 1599

What Do You Think About Secretary Eric K. Shinseki? (Poll) 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 3274

Memorial Day: Despair and Resilience 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1501

My Ongoing VA Journey 19 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 11 5371

Notes From The Boonies 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1799

LAPD sued for $20M in live-on-TV shooting 4 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1992

Fraggin' 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 5 1683

Remember the Children 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 3 1593

Eric Shinseki, "mad as hell" over VA scandal, is grilled by senators 2 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1914

Report on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says 0 unhappycamper May 2014 May 2014 1 1528

New Names Etched on Vietnam Wall 2 jakeXT May 2014 May 2014 2 2262

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